Martinez hadn't played since fracturing his elbow June 16, but he pinch-hit in the eighth inning and hit Chris Sale's first pitch into the shrubs above the centerfield fence to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead. The homer turned out to be the winning run as Detroit won its eighth straight and moved within two games of first-place Cleveland in the AL Central. ''That was like a movie,'' Detroit infielder Ian Kinsler said.
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